Dynamic damper support



Sept". 7, 1948. A. T. GREGORY ETAL 2,443,973.

l DYNAMIC'DAMPER SUPPORT Filed Feb. 22, 1945- 2 sheets-sheet 1 THPE? Sept. 7, 1948. A. T. GREGORY Erm. 2,448,973

' DYNAMIC DAMPER SUPPORT Fild Feb. 22, 1945 v 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented Sept. 7, n 1948 :.UNIILED PATENT .to salice '.Tln's invention relates to.:supportsforidynamic :cla-mpers,- andl has rparticular.reference tofan ,imglorovecl connection between; a rotating :shaft sub- -Jectedito1-torsional vibrations, such. asaninternal combustion engine crankshaft; andta'synchronous zpendulum damper for.` the torsional .vibrations thereof. .Oneembodiment of this typeofdamper is illustrated byfPatent No. 2,2,72,1=89,-issued-Feb -rnahryvlm`19,42,. to1C. C De Pew.

It is common practice e to .mountzltheudamper 1 onl ithe Vcheek f of u,the:crankshaft :byr'meansf oigan ac lapter carrying `the ,:counterweight .vof :1 the damper andsecured to thev crank+,che,ek; by means iiofzbolts. rlheploolts 1 arev fitted .as 1' tightly, as;A `is "possibleinholesgin thegadapter and crank-cheek, but, evenrso, the clearance necessaryrto=enable o, assembly; permits a certainamountwof-fplay-ithat .1 may bexirundetectable by 1 usual measurements- .-lQevertheless;` this play respondsfto the considera- Ablegtorsional"and. centrifugal foreesutoffwhihiithe' .damper is sulm'ected` during use, `arwlrz,fleslllt chang between the contacting adapter -crankcheek surfaces and the ,boltsnwhioh Amay .ultimatelypresult in failure `of: the@` ,adaptenL and 'ev-.enof `tl 1e;crankshaft ,Invaccorclance with the ,present zina/feriti;)nf1 an improved.y connection between the adapteryandthe crank-cheek` isl provided, which; eliminatesgthe play andthe resulting damaging chasing-,without precluding thedesirable reallyassemhlyiandgglisassembly ofzythe adapter to and from the? mank- Cheek.

- The' invention comprises; the,iarrangement; oi` a 1'lateral slot -loetween thef4 adapter andthe; yCorrespond-ing face of thecrankfcheeklinethefplane ,of rotation of the damper, and-/wedgesifoltcedfinto ,this slot from `each endthereof to :thereby force `the adapter against one sideiof fthewboltsfisecuring theadapter to theorank-cheelr.

llotonlyis the adapter thus securelyrloliedito the crank-cheek against relative movemen abe- `tween them', even under themostqsevere operating;oonvolitions,A but the average; stressgin, the

damper bolts is materially increased,` thus,making it possible" for the damper bolts [togsupport.-i a i vilrneavierfload on the adapterthannthey;amwithout; the -Wedging arrangement. This g advantage Eorzaimore complete understandingygf thegin- Yentiom 1 referenceimay loe, nadir-to ythe acemn- .1 nanyine drawings, .in which:

Eigure i, 1 illustrates 1one i ferm of :glynamic dampertted;withnthefmQuntinsimeans-fofethis 155 wheels `.I 6. journalledgzon shafts orf axles I I Von the v rcountsrweight 21d 0;: roll son;v corrsponding tracks orraces m18, .constituting'gthmlower surface l of ikidney-oshapedhcles; Ilsingtheadapter Il. ,The ;.cur,vat11re of nfthe fra-es I8,L-the diameter of. .the rollers iorf-wheelsgal 6; andgthe. distance of the ceniterfzofsgravitygM: ofpthe;Y counterweight I ll from .gthetgcenter lof, the crankshaft i I4,determine the `p eIQdicity#of the-damper. `The damperitself forms no part of the present inventiomand is `rdescribed:hereinrnerely to-kan extent deemednec- ,essary toany .understanding of lthe ,present yinveniltion. Further details ,oaths construction and ,operation-.of the damper may behadby reference .to said Ratent lNo., 2,272,189.

yiAs shown partioularly `in Fig. -2,` thev crank- ,cheek I3-is .bifurcatedg inthe plane of rotation ofthe damper to .permitinslertion ofthe reduced umgehend-of I.the adapter. II therein, aad. the bolts I2 are tightly fitted 4inregistering l,holes passing throughjooth,lobes of the `crankcheek and thejnterposed adapterminsert. Any play between `the bolts I2 Land their holes; however srslight, topermitassembly, would result inria-1nn l.agingchangb etvveerl. the'abutting surfaces of the adapter II andrank-'cheek I3, shown atzll infFig. ,2. D,ama'ging chaflng Wouldwalso-take 'placebetweenfthe bolts '12V andgtheir holes, This Achaflng ,isI precludedby the "aforementioned Wedging arrangemenwtokbe described irl-greater detail.

"The crank-cheek :I 3 -isl 1 machined deeper than is'necessary to aocommodate'theA adapter I I, thus `-providingra' doublef-endedwslot 2 l, between ,the,up- 'iper ksurface 22 :ofzzthe -.adapter .and theI opposite surface 23 in the crank-cheek3l3- 'jg'qhe :sur-face asis-11am lyinezirrfa; plane normal to'axaliplane ofthe crank-shaft:V passing gthr-onghthecenter of ther,crankJ pine! 5 `and Ithe-center o1; gravity M of Vthee@unterwaieht lsatrrsstz.andqrrresented,bv the ,centerorflineleshvwnvi 'a1 1.

illherppnosedssurfaefzhIi-eafthefppperssur- 3 face of the adapter II, is machined with a slight taper at each side of the center line L, on the order of 11/2", more or less, and shown to an exaggerated extent in Fig. 1 for purposes of illustration. It will be observed that the slot 2I lies in the plane of rotation of the damper as a Whole.

A iat locking strip 24 of pliable metal', preferably having a length greater than the length of the slot 2|, is rst inserted in the slot and held flatwise against the inner flat surface 23, and then Wedges 25 and 26, having the taper of the corresponding upper surface 22 of adapterv II, say 1%, are simultaneously driven tightly into the opposite ends of the slot, as is shown particularly in Fig. 1. Then the free ends 21 of the locking strip 24 are bent down over the ends of the Wedges 25, as shown in Fig. 1'. The bentover ends 21 of the locking strip 24 are not essential and may be omitted if desired.

The Wedges 25 and 26 are accordingly frictionally held in place and serve to force lthe adapter II radially against the corresponding side of the bolts I2, which is the upper side in Fig. l, and the opposite or lower side of the bolts I2 against the bolt holes in the crank-cheek I3, so that relative movement and consequent damaging 4chaiing between surfaces 20 and between the bolts I2 and their bolt holes is precluded. In fact, the -adapter-crank-cheek assembly becomes, in effect, a unitary structure.

In addition to preventing relative movement between the adapter II and the crank-cheek I3, the Wedging arrangement, by exerting a constant pressure tending to force the adapter and crankcheek apart, also serves to materially increase the average stress on the bolts I2, With certain very beneficial results. These may be illustrated diagrammatcally by means of the Goodman diagram, Fig. 3, in which the ordinates are variable stresses and the abscissae are static or average stresses, both stresses being shown on a coordinate scale.

In Fig. 2, the line AB represents the ultimate strength of the bolt steel, on the ordinate axis. For an oscillating load, such as is imposed on the bolts I2 by the damper, the line OC, drawn at an angle of 45, therefore represents the average stress in the bolt steel. If the bolt steel has` a fatigue limit'represented by the lines OD and OE, then the lines DC and EC represent the limiting oscillating stresses for any given average stress condition in the bolt.

It will be readily observed from this Fig. 3 diagram that if the average stress in the bolt is represented by the line OF, the permissible maximum stress under the variable load imposed by the damper will be increased from the value OD to the value FG. Accordingly, the stressing of the bolts I2 by the Wedging arrangement described changes the loading condition from an oscillating to a static load, and thus enables the bolts lI 2 to support a heavier load than they could safely sustain in an unstressed state. Hence, lighter and smaller damper bolts are safely provided for the same strength provided by unstressed larger bolts. At the same time, damaging chafing due to play is eliminated.

Although a preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated herein, it is to be understood that the invention is neither limited to the specific construction shown or to the damper shown, but is susceptible of changes in form and detail within the scope of the appended claims.

We claim:

1. In a support for a dynamic damper having an oscillating mass for counteracting torsional vibrations in a shaft, the combination of a radial member on said shaft providing an abutment, a second member carrying the oscillating mass and providing an abutment, at least one fastening element securing said members together with their abutments in opposed relation in said plane, and means interposed between said abutments exerting a substantially constant pressure forcing said members apart.

2. In a support for a dynamic damper having an oscillating mass for counteracting torsional vibrations in a shaft, the combination of a radial member on said shaft providing an abutment in `the plane of rotation of said member, a second member carrying said oscillating mass, at least one fastening element passing through said members for securing them together for oscillation of said mass in said plane, an abutment on said second member opposed to the abutment on said first member, and Wedging means interposed between said abutments exerting a constant pressure forcing said members apart.

3. In a support for a dynamic damper having an oscillating mass for counteracting torsional vibrations in a shaft, the combination of a radial member on said shaft, a second member carrying said oscillating mass, one of said members being bifurcated in the plane of rotation of said radial member for receiving a part of the other member, a pair of fastening members passing through said part and said bifurcated portion for securing said members together for oscillation of said mass in said plane, said bifurcated member and said part providing a slot extending at an angle to a radius from the center of said shaft through the center of gravity of said mass when the latter is at rest, and at least one Wedge in said slot exerting a constant radial pressure forcing said members apart.

4. In a support for a dynamic damper having an oscillating mass for counteracting torsional vibrations in a shaft, the combination of a radial member on said shaft, a second member carrying said oscillating mass, one of said members being bifurcated in the plane of rotation of said radial member for receiving a part of the other member, a fastening member passing through said part `and said bifurcated portion at each side of a radius from said shaft through the center of gravity of the mass when at rest for securing said members together for oscillation of said mass in said plane, said bifurcated member and said part providing a double-ended slot in said plane and extending to each side of said radius and substantially normal thereto, and a Wedge in each end of said slot exerting a constant pressure in the general direction of said radius forcing said members apart.

5. In a support for a dynamic damper having an oscillating mass for counteracting torsional vibrations in a shaft, the combination of a radial member on said shaft, a second member carrying said oscillating mass, one of said members being bifurcated in the plane of rotation of said radial member for receiving a part of the other member, a fastening member passing through said part and said bifurcated portion at each side of a radius from said shaft through the center of gravity of the mass when at rest for securing said members together for oscillation of said mass in said plane, said bifurcated member and said part providing a double-ended slot in said plane and extending to each side of said radius and substantially normal thereto, a Wedge in each end of said slot exerting a constant pressure in the general direction of said radius forcing said members apart, and means for locking said Wedges in position in said slot.

ALFRED T. GREGORY.

CHESTER C. DE PEW.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of `reoord in the file of this patent:

Number UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Kaylor Aug. 12,1, 1906 Serrell et a1 July 31, 1923 Chilton Apr. 5, 1938 Gregory etal 1 Oct. 19, 1943 Vaughan etal Mar. 14, 1944 

